LATE TELEGRAMS. LATE TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 152, 3 June 1886, Page 3

LATE TELEGRAMS. LATE TELEGRAMS.

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Received June 3, 1.25 p.m.

London, June 2

The late heavy rains rendered the wicket on tho old Trafford ground in Manchester too heavy for further play. The match between the Australians and North ef England has been abandoned, a draw being declared in favor of the Home team, who wanted forty to win, and had nine wickets to fall. The Greek troops have evacuated the position at Lygos. The Turkish i Commander admits he had 340 men killed and wounded during the late ! fighting, but states his soldiers buried over 1200 Greeks. Sydney This Day. At the Coroner's inquest held yesterday on the victiniß of the Ly-oe-moon disaster, the jury found the wreck was caused by gross nogleot, but there was not sufficient evidence before them to point out the guilty persons. - Fotherihgham, who was in charge of the bridge when the vessel struck, has been arrested on a charge of manslaughter. Melbourne, This Day. It is announced there will be an amendment proposed to the Addross in Reply to the Governor's speech. [PEE UKITED PHESS' ASSOCIATION.*] Wanoanpi, This Day. Word has reached Wanganui that Stevens and Butler, the Govornment land purchase" commissioners, have been very successful in receiving signatures for the Waimarino Block. They have gone as far as Taumarunui, and find no difficulty in effecting sales. It was announced that they were to be shot if they persisted in passing Wanganui-Oteao. But this was without the least foundation. Auckland, This Day. | At a special meeting of the ChamI ber of Commerce yesterday to consider a letter to the Minister of Pubiic Works re extension of the main trunk line from Helensville northwards to the Bay of Islands, and branch line from the main trunk line to New Plymouth via Stratford, and branch line from the main trunk line eastward to Napier, asking that these lines be made withinjfive years. The. letter was adopted.